First, I love the fact that WOTC is reprinting all the old editions of D&D. With that said, it would have been nice if this was released in a compiled paperback or hardcover format without the wood box or special dice. Just so the price point and useability would have been better.

Absolutely agree with the "shut up and take my money comment"! Already going into my budget for this fall. I too want to thank WoTC for listening to the fans in our corner and coming out with these rereleases. It has done a lot to encourage my support for the company. Please keep 'em coming!

And I could be wrong, but even though the promo doesn't mention Supplement V Swords & Spells, I think it's in the picture. At least there are the right number of books, three original books and 5 others. So it may have been an oversight. And Chainmail would have been cool, but I don't think it was considered part of the original game was it?

...Unless that seventh "book" is the reference sheets ... you may be right about Supp V not being included. It certainly isn't listed.

"The worthy GM never purposely kills players' PCs. He presents opportunities for the rash and unthinking players to do that all on their own." --Gary Gygax

There should really be two versions, with indentical books. There should be the limited edition fancy $150 version with the book box, dice, and anything else they can cram in. And a cheaper, simpler set in a straight cardboard box for people who just want the books. I'll pay for the latter, but not the former.

I disagree. This is the only way to do this release justice. For the cheapskates they might do a pdf eventually. The price is not as rediculous as you might think. If any publisher put out the 7 books seperately they would be $10-$15/piece. That covers $70-$100 of the price already. Then the custom etched dice are worth $15-$20. And that leaves the custom wood box.

If kept at their original size, this would run 417 pages. That'd require a 2 book set, maybe 3 if you wanted to be cute. Paperback like the essentials line, $20 each - since they'll be black and white - this should work. No box. No dice. Then the collectors set for those who'd like. Plus, those are the wrong dice for the box. Should be dice like these.

I agree with what's been said , I don't need a wooden box or more dice! I'd love a chance to buy just to books. It's not even the price really, I bought all the recent reprints just for reading and don't care what they cost because they were nice hardcover books to keep. I don't ever intend to play this edition, I just like reading these things for fun, these games came and went before I was old enough to play.

Insanely inexpensive. Seriously. Sadly, I am unlikely to see a paycheck that will allow me to own one of the originals.

I am sure I am not the only person that has been scanning Ebay, Amazon, and the reprirnt vendors for halfway decent copies of the Whitebox--even a 6th or 7th edition print that don't look like it had soaked in coffee or been run over by a truck for less than $300.00.

A Woodgrain set? I have a family. That's about all I can say there.

And Wizards sees fit to add four (?) Supplements, a COOL collector edition woodbox (or facsimile), Q-Workshop-esque dice, and crispy white orignals of the books that changed the world of gaming for a nickle less than $150? All over it! Bargain.

Amazon is accepting pre-orders for not quite half of the MSRP. Placing my order as quickly as I can--after my wife's birthday.

I don't care much about SWORDS & SPELLS. I've owned a copy for years and never found much use for it, but they really should have included CHAINMAIL, if for no other reason because the OD&D rulebooks mention that CHAINMAIL contains the approprite rule for certain things. (For example, Fighting Capability is tied to CHAINMAIL combat. Certain characters and monsters get abilities "as per CHAINMAIL.")

Makes it hard to really understand OD&D when you're a key booklet short.

Marv (Finarvyn) Master of Mutants (MA and GW) Playing 5E D&D and liking it! OD&D player since 1975

Yeah...having read the original 3 booklets...this product will likely be confusing to some people because of the lack of Chainmail.

On the other hand, with the supplements that problem should be fixed. Although I haven't read all of these supplements, from my understanding they basically fillin the holes and make it playable without Chainmail. It's not an ideal situation though. I'm sorry to say this is likely just a money grab, and most people who buy it will never play it.